March 23, 2025

Luke 13: 1-9

Psalm 103

Do you believe in a Prosperity Gospel?  Where God will bless His followers with worldly blessings?  Well, this Gospel deals with the opposite.  Do earthly trials indicate sin?  

When my brother was dying a Jewish friend of mine said "Y'all are so devout, why is God punishing you so much?"   Her thinking was- if someone follows God, they should be exempt from worldly suffering.  But that also means the flip side would be true- if someone doesn't follow God, then they should have heaps of worldly suffering.  

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